Campus Digest

Work of selected academics published to promote scholarship of teaching and learning

10 Apr 2014

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Studies on Teaching and Learning is a collection of selected works supported by the Teaching Development Grant
Editors and contributors of the book, donors and staff celebrate the publishing of the third TPG compendium at the book launch event

 

A collection of selected works supported by the University’s Teaching Development Grant (TDG) scheme was published recently to promote the scholarship in teaching and learning. The book, entitled Studies on Teaching and Learning (Volume 3), has been published by prestigious international academic publisher Pearson under its “Always Learning” series. 

 

This is the third volume of the TDG compendium, and it consists of 14 papers from academic and teaching staff across the University. It portrays a range of pedagogies that reflect the holistic approach to broad-based and creativity inspiring education adopted by the University. 

 

Professor Atara Sivan, Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) of the Faculty of Social Sciences and also Editor-in-Chief of the book, said: “This book is a good indicator of a core strategic focus area of the University in achieving its Vision 2020. It is both the dissemination of good practices and their scholarly recognition that would encourage more initiatives of this kind for the enhancement of teaching and learning.” 

 

A book launch was held by the Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning on 8 April to celebrate the valuable work and dedication of all colleagues who have been involved in the TDG scheme.  Two donors were also acknowledged on the same occasion for their generous support to the University’s academic endeavours – Tin Ka Ping Foundation which donated HK$250,000 to fund the University’s hosting of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference to be held in July 2014 (https://conference.herdsa.org.au/), and eLearning Forum Asia which donated HK$250,000 to support e-learning endeavours at the University. 

 

The TDG scheme was established at HKBU in 1994-95 with internal funding, and is currently supported by an earmarked fund from the UGC for teaching and learning enhancement. The University published the first volume of the TDG compendium in 2008 and the second volume in 2010 to disseminate the outcomes of some exemplary TDG projects carried out by HKBU colleagues.